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Labor cost outlook: 52 minimum wage increases set for 2020

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 12, 2019

Several West Coast regions will push their minimum past $16 an hour.

Workforce

‘Breastaurant’ chain pays $150K penalty for hiring all-female waitstaff

 By Peter Romeo on Dec. 12, 2019

Burgers & Beer will also have to hire and retain more men as part of the EEOC settlement.

Workforce

Wash. extends overtime pay to more managers

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 12, 2019

Salaried employees earning less than $83,356 annually would eventually be entitled to time-and-a-half pay.

Workforce

Restaurants kept adding jobs in November

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 06, 2019

The industry has added more than 300,000 employees over the past year, and it shows no signs of slowing down.

Workforce

Colo. looks to expand overtime eligibility

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 19, 2019

A new proposal would mandate time-and-a-half pay for salaried employees earning less than $57,500 as of 2026.

Workforce

Chicago restaurants win mayor’s support for keeping a tip credit

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 14, 2019

But the wage-hike plan from Lori Lightfoot would raise the city’s minimum pay to $15 an hour by July 2021.

Financing

With unemployment low, restaurants struggle to fill jobs

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 13, 2019

More operators are cutting hours or delaying new openings as they struggle to find workers.

Financing

Restaurant hiring resurges in October

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 01, 2019

The industry added 47,500 jobs during the month, ending a summer slowdown and continuing its labor crunch.

Workforce

States scramble to expand overtime eligibility

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 25, 2019

More salaried restaurant managers and supervisors would be entitled to time and a half under rules either adopted or under consideration in nine states, with New Jersey and Michigan joining the list yesterday.

Workforce

Holiday hiring outlook holds good and bad news for restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 18, 2019

Sixty-six percent of the industry’s prime labor pool intends to hunt for seasonal work. But where will they look?

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